Exclusive: Sneak Peek at Timo Weiland's Fall 2013 Collection

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We're petting a luxurious sheared mink dickey while waiting for the design duo behind Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein to finish fitting songstress Tracy Antonopoulos in a Timo Weiland dress. Her Brit-pop inspired band, Cable, will be performing live at their New York Fashion Week runway show on Thursday, and her model measurements will be lending themselves as an additional display for the brand's latest wares.

ELLE.com joined the design duo at their CFDA Incubator lab for an exclusive chat about what to expect this season, and we also secured a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at a very special Fall 2013 piece (pictured, below).

ELLE.com: What inspired you this season?

Timo Weiland: We've been looking a lot at English Tudor architecture, aerial landscapes, graphic abstractions, and the modern underground Brit-pop music scene. We're feeling very East London meets the countryside. We actually took an Instagram photo of the English countryside from an airplane, and manipulated it loosely to get the print to one of our fabrics.

ELLE: You are known for switching up your silhouette. What's it going to be like this time around?

TW: The silhouette is lengthier, more versatile, there are higher necks, and we are channeling that scholastic book nerd. Our girl has a little bit of a tomboy sensibility but loves being feminine and pretty. It looks like you went into your boyfriend's closet, stole all of his things, and then had them tailored to a woman's shape.

ELLE: Your men's collection is garnering quit a bit of attention, and it even has its own slot at the tents. How is it evolving?

Alan Eckstein: We're trying to make the essentials different and more wearable, darker, and more tailored. We thought about what a man wears and making that better, more unique, and more special. We don't want to give the guy once a month clothing, we want to give the guy the once a day clothing.

ELLE: What else can we expect to see on the runway?

TW: Expect upscale street–lots of prints, brocades, textures, and oversized jean jackets. And with the live music, it is going to be fun. Colorful. And it will have a lot of spunk.

ELLE: A live performance is exciting news. Tell us more about that.

AE: Our brand is very inspired by music. We've always wanted to do a live performance, so this is very exciting. Cable represents our brand so well because, well, they are cooler than us. They are awesome musicians that are bright and original. It is a guitar, a voice, and a computer. The modern day rock band. They will be performing three original songs.

TW: Amanda Hearst is a long time friend of ours, and she started a charity called Friends of Finn, which aims to eradicate all the puppy mills and help dogs. Coconut is our office dog and sort of mascot, so we had his image knitted onto a sweater. [It will] support puppies in need, too.

Be sure to check for Timo's New York Fashion Week collections which show on Thursday February 7, 2013 at 1:00pm and 6:30pm.